Latroit (musical artist)
Latroit | |
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 White in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dennis White |
| Also known as | Static Revenger |
| Born | 1967 (age 57–58) |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | latroit |
Dennis White (born 1967[1]) also known as Latroit and Static Revenger, is an American electronic dance music producer,[2] songwriter[3] and DJ.[4] In 2018, he won the Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical for his remix of "You Move", originally by Depeche Mode.[5]
Biography
Static Revenger
As Static Revenger, he is best known for the ARIA double platinum certified[6] release "I Like That" and "Happy People", which was charted by Fatboy Slim on Beatport as one of the top 10 Dance Music recordings of the decade.[7] As an artist, writer, and producer, he has credits on over 3.5 million records sold worldwide, and seven number-one Billboard club chart remixes for artists such as Swedish House Mafia.[8]
Before using the pseudonym 'Static Revenger', Dennis White got his start in dance music when introduced to Kevin Saunderson from the Detroit techno group Inner City, and was hired as the music director for the Inner City 'Big Fun' world tour from 1989 to 1990[9][10] and signing as one of the first artists on KMS Records, Saunderson's record label imprint.
Latroit
As Latroit, White has released recordings with Idris Elba, Inner City, Sam Sparro, and Le Youth. He has also remixed recordings for Depeche Mode, Deadmau5, and Nile Rogers. The Latroit remix of "You Move" by Depeche Mode won the 2018 Grammy Award[11] in the 'Best Remixed Recording (Non-Classical)' category.[12]
Latroit's single, "Nice" was featured in the Apple Phone XR global campaign.[13]
In 2024, Latroit collaborated with South Africa's Soweto Gospel Choir and Simon Lewicki, also known as Groove Terminator, on the album "History of House", which re-imagines house music classics through a Zulu, gospel music lens. The album features reimaginations of popular dance and pop classics such as "Ride Like The Wind" by Christopher Cross, Inner City's "Good Life", and "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" by Rozalla. In an interview with NPR's Ari Shapiro, White stated, "Our mission, the idea for the project was to bring dance music, which is undeniable - Western dance music, which is undeniably African American music, back to an African project and then re-export it to the world through an African perspective. That was the original sort of mission statement of the project."[14] "History of House" was ranked #10 in KCRW's 30 Best Albums of 2024.[15]
References
- ^ https://college.berklee.edu/news/berklee-alumni-professor-recognized-60th-grammy-awards
- ^ Glazer, Joshua. May 2002. "The Next 100". URB Magazine. URB Vol. 12, No. 93, Pg. 92
- ^ June 2002. Billboard Magazine. Vol. 120, No. 23, Pg. 65. ISSN 0006-2510
- ^ Brusca, Donny. The BPM List: A Music Reference Guide for Mobile DJs New York. Shonnon Dodd, Inc. 2005. Pg. 171.
- ^ Fabian, Renee. "Alessia Cara Wins Best New Artist | 2018 Grammys". Grammy.com. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Club Tracks 2010". Aria Charts. Archived from the original on 2020-04-15. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Fatboy Slim's Top 10 of the 00'S". Beatport. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ^ "URB Premier :: Swedish House Mafia "Miami 2 Ibiza" (Static Revenger Remix) (MP3)". URB Magazine. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ^ "(Un)lucky Charms". Metrotimes. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ^ Sicko, Dan. Techno Rebels: The Renegades Of Electronic Funk New York. Billboard Book, Inc. 1999. Pg. 84.
- ^ "Dennis White Wins Best Remix Recording - Acceptance Speech - 60th GRAMMYs". YouTube.
- ^ "Dennis White One-on-One Interview". YouTube. January 28, 2018.
- ^ "iPhone — Nap — Apple by Apple Singapore official YouTube channel". YouTube. July 8, 2019.
- ^ Shapiro, Ari. "A gospel choir is telling the story of house music with reimagined dance classics". NPR. NPR. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Bentley, Jason. "The 30 Best Albums of 2024". KCRW. NPR. Retrieved 17 December 2024.